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SHOE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25. 1907.

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No. 886,716. PATENTED MAY 5, 1908.

P. G. MAYHEW. SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED TUI-TE 25. 1907.

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PERGY G. MAYIIEW, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

SHOE

T0 all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, PERCY G. MAYHEW, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoes;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in shoes, and more particularly towater proof slices; and its object is to'provide the same with variousnew and useful features hereinafter more fully described andparticularly pointed out in the claims. Heretofore in this class ofshoes it has been found difficult to make some of the joints in the samestrong enough and tight enough so that they would be water proof anddurable.

My invention consists essentially in the combination and arrangementwhereby these defects are remedied, and in various novel features ofconstruction and arrangement as will more fully appear by reference tothe accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective of a shoe embodying my invention; Fig. 2 anenlarged detail of the lower end of one of the flies of the same andparts adjacent thereto; Fig. 3 a detail showing the arrangement of aportion of the structure; Fig. 4 a diagram on a reduced scale of theportion forming the quarters of the shoe; Fig. 5 a diagram of the insetsegment Fig. 6 a diagram of the upper vamp; Fig. 7 a diagram of thelower vamp; Fig. 8 a diagram lof the quarter stays; Fig. 9 a diagram ofone of the small stays applied to the flies; and Fig. 10 a diagram ofthe counter.

Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the figures.

Thelower vamp 1 is extended upward in the middle upper portion as at 13to overlap and securely fasten the joint between the apex of the segment4 and the upper vamp portion 3, this segment being inserted in a slot oropening 11 in the said vamp whereby the upper portion of the vamp isproperly enlar ed. This vamp extension 13 also serves to thic en theshoe at the front of the ankle and protect the wearer from the pressureof the lacing for the iiies 14. The vamp 1 is also extended at each sideas at 6 and overlaps the forward ends of the counter 2 opposite thelower ends Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 25, 1907.

Patented May 5 1908.

serial No. 380,704.

of the flies 14, these overlapping portions thus thickening andstrengthening the structure at this point. The upper vamp 3 is made ofsufficient width so that in addition to being enlarged by the segment 4,it forms a lining for the flies 14, the outer portion of which flies areformed by the outer margins ,of the quarter 7, the margins of the uppervamp and the margins of the quarter 7 being correspondingly outlined andsecured to each other, the middle portion of the quarter 7 extendingacross the rear of the shoe above the counter 2 at the rear of theankle, and when the shoe is laced. and the edges of the iiies broughtclose to each other, the counter extends substantially wholly around theankle and the upper vamp 8 is folded beneath the flies 14. The quarter 7at each side and also the flies are still further strengthened byinserting therebetween suitable pieces of fabric 9 as quarter stays,which stays also extend downward within the forward portions of thecounter 2 as indicated in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3.'

To secure a strong and water-tight joint at the lower end of the flies,the quarter -7 has extension 8 folded over the edges of the quarter stay9 as at 8in Fig. 2 and inserted between the said stay and the upper vamp3.l

The upper vamp 3 is also provided with spurs 10 which extend around thelower edges of the flies and beneath the overlapping portion of thelower vamp 1 and the counter 2. To further strengthen the structure atthis point, I also prefer to use a small stay iece 5 secured to theinner surface of the y and vextending across the fold of the upper vampand beneath the u per edge of the lower vamp. This stay a so beingprovided with a spur 12 extending around the edge of the lower end ofthe fly and beneath the overlapping portion of the lower vamp andcounter.

I am thus able to make a very strong and secure fastening at the lowerend of the iiy 14 and segment 4, where the structure heretofore has beenfound weak and liable to break and leak. It will be understood that lrfolding Hies, quarter stays between the upper the lower vamp.

piece inserted in the division of the upper l vamp and with its apexbeneath the middle portion of the lower vamp.

2. A shoe comprising a lower vamp having an upwardly extended middleportion and rearwardly extended side portions, a counter having its endsoverlapped by the side portion of the lower vamp and secured thereto, anupper vamp secured to the middle portion of the lower vamp and extendingoppositely therefrom, a quarter piece secured at its sides to the uppervamp and forming therewith inwardly folding flies, and stay piecesattached to the flies and extending beneath the lower vamp and alsohaving spurs extending opposite the lower edges of the flies.

3. A shoe comprising a lower vamp, an upper vamp attached thereto andhaving oppositely extended side portions, a quarter piece having itsside edges attached to the upper vamp and forming therewith inwardlyvamp and quarter piece, extensions on the quarter piece and folded overthe quarter stays, and spurs on the upper vamp extend.- ing opposite theedge of the flies and beneath 4. In a shoe, the combination of a lowervamp having an upwardly extended middle portion and rearwardly extendedside portions, an upper vamp attached to the middle portion of the lowervamp and extending oppositely therefrom, a segment inserted in the uppervamp and extending beneath the lower vamp, a quarter piece attached atits sides to the upper vamp and forming therewith Bies, and alsoattached at the bottom to the counter, and a counter having its endsattached to the lower vamp.

5. In a shoe, the combination of a lower vamp having an upwardlyextended middle portion and rearwardly extended sidev portions, acounter attached at its ends to the side portions of the lower vamp, anu per vamp attached to the middle portion oA the lower vamp andoppositely extended therefrom,` a quarter piece attached at its sidemargins to 'the margins of the u per vamp and forming therewith inwardly'olding flies and also attached to the counter at the bottom, quarterstays, margin extensions on the quarter and folded over the edge of-thequarter stays, spurs on the upper vamp and extending beneath the lowervamp and stay pieces attached to the flies and also extending beneaththe lower vamp.

6. A shoe comprising a lower vamp, an upper vamp attached to said lowervamp at the lower side, and having its side portions foldable inward, aquarter having its margins secured to the margins of the upper vamp andalso having folded marginal extensions near the lower corners.

7. A shoe comprising a lower vamp,an upper vamp attached thereto, aquarter having its margins attached to the margins of the upper vamp andforming therewith inwardly foldable Hies, spurs at the lower end of theupper vamp and extending beneath the edge of the quarter and beneath theupper vamp, and folded edges on the lower outer edges of the quarter.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature -i y in presence of twowitnesses.

PERCY G. MAYHEW. I/Vitnesses:

PALMER A. JONES, L. V. MoULToN.

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